Hiking hotspot

Betty Henderson

AFTER two successful hiking trips on the Circular Sierra de Gádor Dalías and the Loma del Perro on Sunday, March 19, the Diputación de Almeria’s popular Senderismo hiking programme is back! The event, which offers a total of 17 hikes over the course of the next year, aims to get residents in Almeria into the countryside, to discover more of their local area while keeping fit.

• The rest of the hikes for the spring and summer season include:

High difficulty:

Sunday, April 9 ­ Ruta de La Minería (Bedar)

Sunday, May 14 ­ Los Molinos y Las Fuentes (Abla)

Sunday, September 24 ­ Las Encinas Mile­ narias (Serón)

SUMMER is approaching and many people are starting to plan their holidays. Or, perhaps, they simply want to make a getaway in spring to spend a weekend in an environment surrounded by nature, away from the big cities.

The current trend when it comes to planning a few days away from home is to look for tourist accommodation on the internet, whether houses or flats.

Beginner/ family hikes:

Sunday, April 9 ­ Senda de Monterrey (Laujar)

Sunday, May 14 ­ Pinar de la Alfahaura (María)

Saturday, July 15 ­ La Mena­ Macenas (Mojácar)

Saturday, August 12 ­ Sendero Los Genoveses (San José)

Sunday, September 24 ­ Río Molinos (Bayarcal)

More information, including how to register, is available at: https://www.dipalme.org/Servi cios/cmsdipro/index.nsf/fiestas_view_activi dad.xsp?p=dipalme&actividad=Actividades+Air e+Libre